title: Retrospective chart review in a cohort of patients with urticarial dermatitis.
abstract: Urticarial dermatitis is a poorly understood skin condition while it seems to be much more common than the paucity of reports suggest. It manifests with severely pruritic papules and plaques that resemble eczematous and urticarial lesions morphologically. The key clues to diagnosis are the urticarial appearance and overlap with an eczematous reaction. Here, we present a series of 19 cases (13 women and six men) with urticarial dermatitis clinically and histologically. The patients' average age was 58 and most of the cases were idiopathic. Trunk and proximal extremities were the most common sites involved followed by the distal extremities. Poor response to potent topical corticosteroids and antihistamines was usual and many patients required oral prednisone or other immunosuppressant agents or phototherapy.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Research Centre, University of Queensland, School of Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Parastoo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Banan
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014581:Urticaria / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D006633:Histamine Antagonists
keywords: dermal hypersensitivity reaction; urticarial dermatitis